Midwest Floods Moved Asian Carp Into New Areas (AP) - Last year's hurricanes and flooding not only engulfed homes and carried away roads and bridges in hard-hit areas of the country, they also dispersed aggressive invasive plant and animal species.
Storms growing more intense throughout state Increasing intense storm activity and flooding in Ohio and seven other Midwestern states are menacing enough that local authorities should take steps now to minimize their impact, two organizations focused on man-made climate change said Wednesday.The trend of more intense rainfall will worsen in the coming years, according to a study from the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization and the Natural ...
Meet Shannon Cunniff Shannon is the deputy director for the Mississippi River Delta Restoration and Resilience Project at Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). Working closely with the senior director, Shannon focuses on improving strategic and tactical effectiveness of the EDF team. She works on setting team goals, objectives and strategies; translating those into work plans; and evaluating progress to ensure timely ...
In the zone The Union Avenue homeowner was polite, but firm. He didn't want to talk about a recent letter informing him that his property is in the flood plain of nearby Mill Run, so he'll need to buy flood insurance.